Education Software Development

We build Learning Management Systems (LMS), Student Information Systems (SIS), virtual classroom platforms, online proctoring software, course authoring tools, library management systems, administration and admissions platforms, alumni portals, and research data systems. We serve K-12 school districts, higher education institutions, corporate training and L&D departments, professional associations, and MOOC providers. Each system is designed around the specific pedagogical model, compliance requirements, and user base of your institution.

Cost depends on scope and integration complexity. A focused LMS module — such as a custom course delivery or assessment engine — typically ranges from $150K to $400K. A full-featured enterprise LMS with multi-tenant architecture, SCORM/xAPI compliance, analytics dashboards, and integrations with existing campus systems typically runs $400K to $1M+. For context, enterprise licensing for platforms like Canvas or Blackboard can run $100K–$500K+ annually, and those costs compound over time without giving you ownership of the platform or the ability to customize core workflows.

Off-the-shelf platforms like Canvas, Blackboard, and Moodle work well for institutions with standard instructional needs. Custom LMS development makes sense when your institution has unique pedagogical approaches that generic platforms force you to work around, specific integration requirements with proprietary campus systems, branded learning experiences that need to reflect your institution's identity, or complex workflows — such as competency-based progression, clinical rotations, or simulation-based assessment — that off-the-shelf platforms don't support natively. The decision comes down to whether the platform shapes your pedagogy or your pedagogy shapes the platform.

FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) applies directly to educational institutions that receive federal funding. Vendors who handle student data operate under the "school officials" exception, which requires specific contractual provisions — including restrictions on data use, re-disclosure limitations, and data governance terms. Technically, this means: no real student data in development or staging environments, separate data stores per district when serving multiple institutions, documented data retention and deletion policies, and breach notification procedures that meet both FERPA and state-level requirements. Our architecture enforces these requirements by default with AES-256 encryption at rest, TLS 1.2+ in transit, and environment-level data isolation.

Both. We have direct experience with major research universities and K-12 districts. Specific examples include: Kansas State University, where we built precision agriculture research tools for veterinary sciences; University of Kansas, where we built the Juniper Gardens research platform; and Stanford University, where we engineered a multi-year psychology research platform that ran experiments with approximately 1,000 participants over 3+ years. The technical requirements differ — universities often need research data platforms, complex SIS/LMS integrations, and IRB-compliant data systems, while K-12 focuses on student safety (COPPA compliance), parent communication, and administrative efficiency.

Yes. We build custom integrations with Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle, PowerSchool, Ellucian Banner, PeopleSoft, and Workday Student. We implement LTI (Learning Tools Interoperability) for LMS tool integration, SCORM and xAPI for learning content packaging and tracking, and SIS connectors for enrollment, grade, and roster synchronization. For identity management, we integrate with SAML and LDAP campus identity providers to support single sign-on across institutional systems. Our teams handle the data mapping, authentication flows, and synchronization logic needed to keep campus systems connected and data consistent.

Yes — and we have direct proof. We built a multi-year psychology research platform for Stanford University that ran experiments with approximately 1,000 participants over 3+ years. The platform included video recording and playback for behavioral analysis, demographic surveys with randomized assignment, longitudinal study tracking across multiple sessions, and organized data export pipelines for statistical analysis. The system was built with IRB compliance throughout — including participant consent management, de-identification pipelines, and audit trails for research data integrity. We bring that same rigor to every academic research engagement.